Elements of the practice of physic, for the use of those students who attend the lectures read on this subject at Guy's Hospital / [By William Saunders].

Guy's Hospital

Date:: [1798]

Credit: Elements of the practice of physic, for the use of those students who attend the lectures read on this subject at Guy's Hospital / [By William Saunders]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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